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I would not ASSUME that the parent knows the earth is spherical. If the
earth is flat but the force of the gunpowder pushes the bullet horizontally
the force of gravity may not take effect for some considerable time.
Meanwhile, the merely dropped bullet is just, well, dropping. :-)
REG
Rice
Houston
TX
USA
The Solar System
The Milky Way
???
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